Furniture renewal on hold: $5.85 million is the cap per manufacturer

Atlanta’s Finance/Executive Committee voted 5–0 on Nov. 10 to hold a citywide office-furniture renewal. The proposed $5.85 million limit comes with an important qualifier: it is per manufacturer, not a combined cap for the arrangement.⁠[1][2]

Resolution 26-R-4359 would renew purchasing authority with nine listed manufacturers for Dec. 1, 2026, through Nov. 30, 2027. It would also allow purchases from Sedia under the same State of Georgia furniture contract.⁠[1][2]

This is permission to buy, not a committed furniture order. The proposal calls for purchases “on an as-needed basis” for city construction and renovation projects. Purchase orders would bind the city only after approval by the chief procurement officer and delivery to the manufacturers.⁠[2]

The dollar ceiling itself is not new. According to the resolution, the original authorization set the same $5.85 million per-manufacturer cap for a two-year term ending Nov. 30, 2026. The proposed renewal would apply that limit to one year. The resolution does not report actual spending under the original term.⁠[2]

The committee’s draft minutes record the unanimous hold but give no reason for it. The renewal was not approved by the committee.⁠[1]